So finally got round to swapping on a stepside bed, freshly painted one at that. Bedliner in it too.

Old and busted:




Bolts were rusted beyond the point of being able to remove them normally.


But thats what the grinder was invented for, right?




I'm no mechanic, but I don't think its supposed to look like that.


This is what happens from pool chemicals dripping out of the bed. Funny how an oxidizer oxidizes metal.


Frame isn't too bad otherwise. Will make another thread discussing the possibility of replacing that center spare tire holder piece with one from a junkyard ranger. Looks like its just riveted on?


Unfortunately by the time we got enough people to lift the new bed into place and battened down the hatches it was dark so no pictures of the thing till tomorrow.

The bumper was too big so it just got a few cuts made to it so the step-side fit in. Hopefully it gets replaced with a proper stepside or tube bumper but the frame is more of a concern right now.

PS: Lost one of the tiny plastic bed rail screw covers, anyone got a spare I can have? Also need 4 factory bed hooks and screws to go with them.

EDIT: Morning pictures added a couple posts down!

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Does anyone run a 56k modem anymore? Most people on here don't even know what that means.

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have 0 idea what it does but I know what it is lol

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I have no idea what it is you speak of.

Yes, I gotta finish tightening down a couple of bolts today. Also the tailgate wont stay shut so gotta adjust that.

But check out this custom bumper!

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COMING EVENTUALLY: OHC / Engine bay LED light strips / Front Crossmember+Tow hooks

lol exactly.

I thought for sure it was going to be a "resurrected thread".

OP: That bed looks a lot better for sure!

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Wow, that's a lot of rust. Are you sure that truck didn't come from the midwest? New bed looks great though. The bedliner is really sharp.

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Nah it's been in FL its whole life according to a VIN check. The back of the frame is so f***ed because it was used as a pool truck for an unknown time but there was a drop in bed liner so all the chemicals just dripped onto the edge of it. If not for that bedliner the whole frame would likely be beyond repair.

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COMING EVENTUALLY: OHC / Engine bay LED light strips / Front Crossmember+Tow hooks

Yeah you can tell looking at that frame shot that it is just the very back that is all rusted. Big improvement with the new bed.

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Better than Hughesnet though lol

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To the OP
The new bed does look a lot better

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Looks like it came from PA. You know we looove our salt up here in the winter....

That's gonna be something we'll have to explain to future generations or anybody younger than 30.

Back in my day we'd have to wait 20 minutes for a single picture to download & if somebody picked up the phone we'd have to start all over...

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